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In this letter Helen continues the story of the cut policy and mentions students' work for the refugees.

This scrapbook focuses on France in World War I. The scrapbook includes photographs of wards, injured soldiers, and hospital staff members. There are various newspaper clippings about the war, personal notes, and inventories of soldiers and their injuries. There are additionally many original illustrations.

(a) Widows of France working as porters on French railroads. French women transferring luggage at a railway station near Paris. A great deal of this sort of work is being done by women, who not only act as porters but also fire and drive the engines. They are commonly known as widows of France. Every woman who has filled these positions has released a man for some labor which aids in bringing the war to a speedier and victorious termination, 7/21/1917. (b) Women replacing men in ammunition factories of France. One of the most important industries of the countries now at war is the manufacture of ammunition for the men at the front. The women have taken an active part in all the occuopations left vacant by the men who went to the aid of their country, but have been especially active in the munition factories. They are working hard in the new plants set up for making the messengers of death. The accompanying photogaph is but a common scene in France. The women are seen filling the shells with shrapnel in one of the factories at Chamond, 8/31/1915.

(a) Germany sends Russian prisoners-of-war to Denmark for Internment, 1943. (b) Russian women take over Industry (c) Russian children are evacuated from invaded zones.

(a) No task too difficult for English lassies who work for country. Wheeling wheelbarrows filled with dirt may be a back-bending task, generally not attributed to women, but nevertheless, Great Britain"s lassies have taken it upon their shoulders to do even that task. Photo shows them wheeling away earth excavated for the installation of hydraulic pumps. Official photo, 6/3/1917. (b) Englishwomen prove capable railroaders. Cleaning a big railroad engine in an English yard. In many of the yards and round-houses women have taken the place of men who have gone to fight the Germans. They have proved capable and efficient workers. Many other positions besides that of cleaner are filled by women. They hold jobs as watch women, flag women, oilers, track inspectors, and guards.

(a) Orderlies of the Battalion of Death going to the Russian Army for food for their comrades. (b) First photographs showing American Mission in Russia headed by Elihu Root and Gen. Scott. On the trip through Russian women workers cleaned the American Mission's special train. One of the army officers attached to the Mission watching them work, 8/15/1917.